PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. appointed on Tuesday retired Marikina Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Felix P. Reyes as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
Mr. Reyes, 63, replaced former lawmaker Junie E. Cua, who was appointed to the PCSO in 2022.
The new PCSO chief, who took his oath before Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, was already a member of the PCSO board prior to his new appointment.
The PCSO — tasked to raise funds for medical services and charities “of national character” through charity sweepstakes, races, and lotteries — had been accused of rigging lottery draws in recent Senate hearings.
The Presidential Communications Office did not immediately reply to a Viber message seeking clarification on the appointment of a new PCSO chief. — Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza
